Warfare and defence Books

Since the 19th century the Gulf region has been an area of intense interest, having been influenced first by the British and more recently by the Americans. This book charts the changing security and political priorities of these two powers and how...

This highly topical new study clearly shows how there are at least two reasons to question the central role that is assigned to religion, in particular Islam, when explaining suicide terrorism. suicide terrorism is a modern phenomenon, yet Islam...

James D. Kiras shows how a number of different special operations, in conjunction with more conventional military actions, achieve and sustain strategic effect(s) over time. In particular, he argues that the root of effective special operations lies...

Why does North Korea behave erratically in pursuing its nuclear weapons program? Why did the United States prefer bilateral alliances to multilateral ones in Asia after World War II? Why did China become "nice"-no more military coercion-in dealing with...

Focusing on East Asia, this book sets out a framework for analyzing infectious disease threats in security terms. It covers the security significance of naturally occurring disease outbreak events such as SARS and avian influenza, the development and use...

This book examines the interplay between energy policy and security policy under Vladimir Putin, and his drive to re-establish Russia's 'greatness'. Assessing the internal contradictions of this policy, the book argues that Russia's desire to strengthen...

This timely book, published in the lead up to the 2012-14 decision on Trident renewal, makes available for the first time the late Sir Michael Quinlan's private correspondence on nuclear deterrence. It shows why Sir Michael, as Policy Director and then...

Radical Islam poses a political challenge in the modern world which is like that of no other radical religious movement. Ideologically, it is perceived by Western policy makers as threatening the liberal-democratic ideology by which most states in the...

Experiences of captivity in Japanese-occupied Asia varied enormously. Some prisoners of war (POWs) were sent to work in Japan, others to toil on the 'Death Railway' between Burma and Thailand. Some camps had death rates below 1 per cent, others of over...

This is the first study of the Ludendorff Offensives of 1918 based extensively on key German records presumed to be lost forever after Potsdam was bombed in 1944. In 1997, David T. Zabecki discovered translated copies of these files in a collection of...

This book offers a new insight into when and why paramilitary groups in Afghanistan engage in protective or predatory behavior against the civilians they purportedly defend. In Afghanistan's counterinsurgency environment, America leaned on militias to...

This book is a comprehensive analysis of the Taliban, and how it has affected post-9/11 U.S.-Pakistan relations. It analyzes the genesis of the Taliban, the rationale behind their emergence and how they consolidated their rule in Afghanistan from 1996 to...

This book analyses efforts to achieve justice in Kosovo for victims of crimes committed during the conflict in the 1990s, relating this to broader debates on transitional justice. The war in Kosovo has come under the jurisdiction of a number of...

This textbook introduces students to the sub-field of critical security studies through a detailed yet accessible survey of emerging theories and practices. This third edition contains two new chapters - on 'Ontological security' and '(In)Security and...

Why do people adopt attitudes of political alienation--attitudes of estrangement from, or lack of identification with, the political system? Why do some politically alienated people react to their alienation by engaging in revolutionary behavior, while...

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With The Scottish Nurses In Roumania (1918) is a book written by Yvonne Alice Gertrude Fitzroy. The book is a first-hand account of the author's experiences as a nurse during World War I in Roumania (modern-day Romania). Fitzroy was a member of the...

Twenty Years On The Northwest Frontier is a memoir written by George Batley Scott, originally published in 1906. The book recounts Scott's experiences as a British officer serving on the Northwest Frontier of India during the late 19th century. Scott...

The Leipsic Campaign (1852) is a historical book written by George Robert Gleig. The book is a detailed account of the Battle of Leipsic which took place in 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars. The author, who was a British army officer and historian,...

The Blinded Soldiers And Sailors Gift Book is a collection of short stories, poems, and essays published in 1916. It was edited by George Goodchild and aimed to raise funds for the soldiers and sailors who were blinded during World War I. The book...

""Storia della Guerra Americana V6"" ����� un libro scritto da Carlo Botta nel 1822. Questo volume fa parte di una serie di sei libri che raccontano la storia della Guerra d'Indipendenza americana. In questo sesto volume, l'autore descrive gli eventi che...

The book titled ""The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers In The South African War: With A Description Of The Operation In The Aden Hinterland"" was written by Cecil Francis Romer and was published in 1908. The book provides a detailed account of the...

The Principles of Currency and Banking: Being Five Lectures is a book written by Richard Horner Mills in 1857. The book is a detailed study of the principles of currency and banking, covering topics such as the history of money, the functions of banks,...

The Post Captain Or The Wooden Walls Well Manned: Comprehending A View Of Naval Society And Manners (1815) is a book written by John Davis. The book provides a comprehensive view of naval society and manners during the early 19th century. It focuses on...

The Pictorial Record Of The Twenty-Seventh Division (1919) is a book written by Alexander Starlight that provides a comprehensive account of the Twenty-Seventh Division's involvement in World War I. The book is filled with vivid photographs,...

The Pattern Military Officer is a book written by A Military Tutor and published in 1855. It is a comprehensive guide to the duties, responsibilities, and skills required of a military officer in the mid-19th century. The book covers a wide range of...

The Numismatic Chronicle V18: And Journal Of The Numismatic Society (1878) is a book written by John Evans. This book is a compilation of articles and research papers on numismatics, or the study of coins and currency. It is the 18th volume of The...

Supported by genuine historical cases, this book argues that certain new technologies in warfare can not only be justified within the current framework of the just war theory, but that their use is mandatory from a moral perspective.Technological...

Forward Observer is the account of a U.S. Army artillery observation crew in World War Two. Fast-paced and filled with action, the book depicts the soldiers' lives from training at the Army's Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, a short stay...

Pakistan is a nuclear power but its economy is collapsing, the state has lost its writ, and the terrorists and criminals are making a killing! The state of Pakistan has failed to protect peoples’ lives, liberty, and honour. Those who can afford,...

The Arctic-Barents Region is facing numerous pressures from a variety of sources, including the effect of environmental changes and extractive industrial developments. The threats arising out of these pressures result in human security challenges.This...

This book examines how key developments in international relations in recent years have affected intelligence agencies and their oversight.Since the turn of the millennium, intelligence agencies have been operating in a tense and rapidly changing...

Andrew Jackson Higgins is perhaps the most forgotten hero of the Allied victory. He designed the LCVP (landing craft vehicle, personnel) that played such a vital role in the invasion of Normandy as well as the first effective tank landing craft. During...

'Tommy II' is a sequel to 'Tommy' and 'Nefti' published in 2017.  'Tommy II' finds Tommy and Janet beginning advanced flight training in the F-15 aircraft.  The story follows Tommy through F-15C flight training,...

Persistent international conflicts, increasing inequality in many regions or the world, and acute environmental and climate-related threats to humanity call for a better understanding of the processes, actors and tools available to face the challenges of...

This textbook is designed to be used by those tackling the complex and challenging issues of security sector reform (SSR). The questions of 'What is security?' and 'How can governments deliver it in the most efficient and effective manner?' are central...

This book, first published in 1982, examines the crisis of détente in Europe and between the superpowers, the crisis in arms control, and the heightening of tensions within NATO, and analyses the central precepts of Western policy and thought in these...

This book, first published in 1991, is the cumulative result of a long period of research by qualified experts in an attempt to analyse the legal and scientific problems of arriving at definitions in the task of preventing an arms race in outer space...

This book, first published in 1989, explores the ideas, proposals and counterproposals surrounding the thorny issue of Cold War conventional force disarmament in Europe. European nations acknowledged the need to reduce military tensions, but divergences...

This book, first published in 1986, examines the challenges the United States faced in maintaining a strong nuclear deterrence capability in the Far East without giving rise to political tensions among its allies. The Soviet aggression in the region,...

This book, first published in 1984, carefully examine the political debate surrounding nuclear weapons and superpower polices in Cold War Western Europe. It seeks to analyse a distinctly European view in Soviet policy, as opposed to a superpower view. It...

This book, first published in 1984, analyses the critically important Cold War issue of the Soviet national security decision-making process dealing with weapons acquisition, arms control and the application of military force. It conceptualises Soviet...

This book, first published in 1989, analyses Western and Soviet perceptions of each other's military thoughts and doctrines, a key part of the Cold War, where both sides planned to both win a possible conflict, and to avoid one. The work demonstrates...

This book, first published in 1991, provides a major analysis of the prelude to the US's Cold War maritime strategy, showing how NATO's maritime forces were organised in the period. It examines how the United States Navy and allied navies, particularly...

This book, first published in 1993, examines the security concerns of the Central European countries in the immediate aftermath of the Cold War. The collapse of the Soviet Union brought considerable uncertainty and instability to its satellite states,...